Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-07
POLITICAL NOTES.

Henry Bacon Lowering. the Democratic
nominee for Governor Of Massachusetts,
is short, stout man. with thin gray hair,
mustache and chin whiskers. He was
born at Portsmouth, N. H., On April s,
1S41. He is trades unionist and Knight
of Labor.
The Democrats in the past few days have
made the following nominations for the
House of Delegates Campbell-Dr. J. J.
Terrell, to fill the place of Fauntleroy de-
clined; Rockbridge-W. 4. Anderson and
John T. Mckee; Bedford-Maj. B. W.
Arnold and Thos. S. West; Middesex and
Matthews-Dr. W. S. Christian; Frank
linz. Sanders; Gloucsster-Dr. Phil.
Taliaferro; Accomac- A. D. F. Ew-
ell; King William-Judge Roger Gregory;
Shenandoah-P. W. Magruder; Rocking
ham-Thos. K Harnesberger and Geo. HI.
Hulvey.
The Democrats have nominated the
following for the Senate: Franklin--W.
R. Dudley; Bedford-James L. Arthur;
Nansemond-Dr. Thos. Fl. Barnes; Car
roll District-Judge Z. I. Dobyns of
l.
H. ]. Smoot Of Page; Rockingham Dis
trict Winfield Liggett; Scott district
Jas. NJ. Gilley Of Wise.
The Republicans of Pittsylvania have
nominated Champ Z. Barksdale for the
Senate. and Richard Arlington of Dan
for the House; and in Washington county,
j. M. Rose and Solomon Davenport for the
House.
Senator Stubbs of Gloucester is stump
ing Southwestern Virginia for the Demo
crazy. He was the most prominent advo-
cate of Local Option i'll tie legislature
and is the most prominent temperance
man in Eastern Virginia. Referring to
the temperance issue now, ne said in his
speech at Giles county, chat ''local option
was out Of politics, and that the man of
whatever party who should attempt to in
troduce it into politics should be relegated
to private life."
Speaker Charles E.. Stuart of Alexan-
dria withdraws as candidate for the nom
ination for the House OF Delegates. There
is much discord among the Democrats,
which it Is said may be healed by the NOM
nation Of DEM crat from the county.
A. P. Douglas of the county is spoken off.
There is much discord among the Re-
publicans of the Shenandoah-Page Sena-
torial district. The regular Republican
committee has called a senatorial nomina-
ting convention to meet at Newmarket,
and Gen. Malone has called one at Luray,
in Page, to make the senatorial nominal
ton. There is likely to be war at the
latter, if not at both.
r. FL. Rawlings has announced himself
from Albenlarie on the Prohibition plat
form.
Judge James K. Edmondson, one of the
I best Democratic County Chairmen in Vir-
ginia, has again resumed the Chairman
ship Of the Rockbridge County Commit
tee.
In Tennessee last week, the Prohibition
amendment to the constitution. was de-
feated by nearly 10000 votes.
Hon. Charles T. O'Ferrall is arousing
enthusiasm in the Southwest, where he is
| both their ideal and idol OF political can
vasser. Saturday night be, John W. Dan
lei and J. Fl. FL. Figgatt spoke in Bote-
tourt.
The Republicans Of the Lynchburg dis
trict have nominated Jas. W. Wright for
the Senate, but only after struggle in
which one part of the convention boIted.
|
j. M. Wood and John e. Boze their NOM
inees for the House.
| Hon. John E. Massey opened the cam
paign at Charlottesville last week with
some important facts about the work of
the Legislature Dabt Commission, of
| which he was a member.